Get Ready
Lyrics:
[English]
I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do
(You're alright)
Whenever I'm asked who makes my dreams real, I say that you do
(You're outta sight)
So, fee-fi-fo-fum
Look out baby, 'cause here I come
And I'm bringing you a love that's true
So get ready, so get ready
I'm gonna try to make you love me too
So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come
(Get ready 'cause here I come now)
I'm on my way
(Get ready 'cause here I come)
If you wanna play hide and seek with love, let me remind you
(It's alright)
But the lovin' you're gonna miss and the time it takes to find you
(It's outta sight)
So, fiddley-dee, fiddley-dum
Look out baby, 'cause here I come
And I'm bringing you a love that's true
So get ready, so get ready
I'm gonna try to make you love me too
So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come
(Get ready 'cause here I come)
I'm on my way
(Get ready 'cause here I come)
(Get ready)
...
If all my friends should want you too, I'll understand it
(Be alright)
I hope I get to you before they do the way I planned it
(Be outta sight)
So tiddley-dee, tiddley-dum
Look out baby, 'cause here I come
And I'm bringing you a love that's true
So get ready, so get ready
I'm gonna try to make you love me too
So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come
(Get ready 'cause here I come)
I'm on my way
(Get ready 'cause here I come)
Be it out of space
(Get ready 'cause here I come now)
...
Vocabulary in this song:
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girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1 |
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feel /fiːl/ A1 |
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dreams /driːm/ A2 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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true /truː/ A2 |
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way /weɪ/ A1 |
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hide /haɪd/ A2 |
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seek /siːk/ B1 |
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time /taɪm/ A1 |
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friends /frendz/ A1 |
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space /speɪs/ A2 |
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ready /ˈrɛdi/ A2 |
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Grammar:
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I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do
➔ Relative Clause with 'who'
➔ The relative pronoun "who" introduces a relative clause that modifies 'a girl', specifying which girl the speaker is referring to. The clause 'who makes me feel the way that you do' provides more information about the noun it modifies.
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Whenever I'm asked who makes my dreams real, I say that you do
➔ Embedded Question; Indirect Speech
➔ 'who makes my dreams real' functions as a noun clause, the object of the verb 'asked'. It's an embedded question, acting as a part of a larger sentence. 'I say that you do' is an example of indirect speech, omitting the direct quote.
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Look out baby, 'cause here I come
➔ Imperative; 'Cause (because) as conjunction
➔ "Look out" is an imperative verb, used to give a warning. "'cause" is a colloquial shortening of "because", used to introduce the reason why the speaker is saying 'look out'.
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I'm gonna try to make you love me too
➔ "Gonna" (going to) for future tense; Causative "make"
➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", used to express future intention. "make you love me" is an example of the causative verb "make", where "make" means to cause someone to do something.
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If you wanna play hide and seek with love, let me remind you
➔ Conditional clause (Type 1); "Wanna"(want to); Imperative "let me..."
➔ This sentence includes a type 1 conditional clause, indicating a possible future condition and its likely result. "Wanna" is the colloquial short form of "want to". The phrase 'let me remind you' is an imperative used to introduce a gentle command or suggestion.
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I hope I get to you before they do the way I planned it
➔ Subjunctive mood (implicit), Ellipsis
➔ Although not explicitly using 'that + should', the sentence conveys a subjunctive meaning of desire or hope. 'before they do' implies 'before they get to you', which is an ellipsis (omission of words easily understood). The way I planned it' emphasizes his specific, intentional approach.
